Christmas Decorating Marathon, Day 1...I'm taking a break before finishing up the kitchen. I finished the dining room this morning after a thorough cleaning. My grandmother's 90+ year old Nativity is on my kitchen hutch, always my first decoration to go up.
The 8 tiny pre-lit Christmas trees are everyone's favorite and they make me smile. I added them last year in heights from 24-36" on top of my cabinets and pantry (4 ft. clear to 12 ft. ceiling). From Walmart, Michael's, Target; none more than $10. El-cheapo glass balls from Walmart.I can't believe how many times I've climbed down that 8 foot ladder today to check my photos from last year on RMS (Faux, Faux, Faux! Merry Christmas!). What a PLUS to have online photos to refer back to this year. Especially when I get to the mantel and foyer tomorrow.
The tip that's made decorating relatively painless this year is the organization I did in January in my upstairs storage room, above, inspired by an RMS user who had actually posted similar photos. Got the clear plastic boxes on sale at Home Depot and packed everything by room or area and labeled each box. This is about a third of my Christmas stuff on the 2 upper shelves (10 ft. ceiling) I cover my florals with clear plastic trash bags. As I empty each box downstairs, I take it back upstairs 'til I un-decorate. I'm glad I remembered to take the storage photos to show me where it all fits again in January!
